Career Overview
Entry Level Education
Professional or Doctoral degree
Patient Interaction
High
Body Fluid Interaction
High
Salary
Above $180,000
Job Growth
21%
Job Description:
Physicians who administer anesthetics prior to, during, or after surgery or other medical procedures.
What Anesthesiologist Do:
An anesthesiologist is a medical doctor who keeps a patient comfortable, safe and pain-free during surgery by administering local or general anesthetic. Once the patient enters the operating room, an anesthesiologist will be by their side throughout the surgery, making sure they are stable right through to the post-anesthesia care unit.
How to Become One:
After completing a four year bachelor's degree, students then take four years of graduate education leading to a degree in medicine (M.D.) or osteopathy (D.O.). After receiving a medical degree, students must complete four more years in an anesthesiology residency.